WPT Vietnam Passport to World Championship

Viet Nam, Crown Poker ClubEVENT

2023.10.12 - 2023.10.16Add to Calendar

World Poker Tour

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10/13/2023, 10:45:00 PM

Ha Van Thien, Khoa Anh, Nguyen Manh Hung bag up 500K stacks

Main Event D1B 39

Big day at World Poker Tour (WPT) with 309 Day 1B entries seen at the flagship MAIN EVENT. At one point, host venue Crown Poker Club Hanoi had over 20 tables up and running. The event has now drawn a combined 439 entries and is very close to breaching its ₫12 Billion guarantee.

After the scheduled 14 levels of play, 47 remained, Three players bagged up stacks worthy of the chip leader status. Ha Van Thien was the largest at 102 bb, Khoa Anh with 101 bb, and Nguyen Manh Hung with 100 bb. Read up on the action via the live updates down below.

Date: October 13, 2023 Buy in is ₫30,000,000 (~US$ 1,230) Guarantee: ₫12,000,000,000 (~US$ 492,100) *Champion will also win a package to the $40 Million guaranteed WPT World Championship in December at Wynn Las Vegas

Day 1B: 309 entries (207 unique) / 47 advanced

End of Day 1B

The 47 Day 1B survivors combine with the 21 Day 1A survivors for 68 players into Day 2. They await the results of Day 1C (last starting day) before returning on Sunday, October 15 for Day 2. For those that have yet to qualify, this is the last chance to join. A♠ for the ₫12 Billion guarantee, it will be breached within minutes of Day 1C’s first level.

*You can view the WPT Vietnam - Day 2 Chip Counts in the Main Event Day 2 - Live Updates tab.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
HV Ha Van Thien	510,000	40,000
KA Khoa Anh	506,000	506,000
NM Nguyen Manh Hung	500,000	300,000
DT Daniel Tighe	466,000	466,000
LY Lin Yusheng	428,000	428,000
IS Ivanenko Serni	428,000	428,000
NQ Nguyen Quang Huy	413,000	123,000
AR Aladin Reskallah	396,000	396,000
SC Sandeep Chatlani	395,000	155,000
NP Nguyen Phuong Ngoc	388,000	118,000
ML Manish Lakhotia	387,000	27,000
NV Nguyen Van Duong ( Heineken )	380,000	380,000
AG Anatolli Gorbushin	378,000	378,000
DV Dinh Van Tien	377,000	377,000
LH Le Huy Thanh	344,000	344,000
SD Sriharsha Doddapaneni	338,000	338,000
ND Nguyen Duc Thanh	331,000	331,000
DG Deepankur Gupta	305,000	15,000
TH Tran Han	289,000	289,000
DS Daesun Samuel Yu	258,000	258,000
AA Aditya Agarwal	253,000	125,000
HT Harry Tran	244,000	-29,000
ZW Zhi Wen Deng	230,000	87,000
LD Ly Dac Dung	227,000	227,000
PS Pratibh Saluja	212,000	212,000
ND Nguyen Duy Thuc	211,000	-184,000
NT Nguyen Thanh Tung	199,000	199,000
VT Vu Ta Nhat ( Minh Nhat )	196,000	196,000
LW Lee Wooyoung	193,000	193,000
JS Jeerapong Sakulkit	193,000	24,500
CL Chai Lin	192,000	192,000
NH Nguyen Hong Quan	188,000	128,000
NM Ngo Minh Tien	184,000	13,000
TL Tu Le	184,000	184,000
QQ Quan Qiu	183,000	183,000
NT Nguyen Tuan Hoang	173,000	93,000
NV Nguyen Viet Hai	165,000	165,000
ND Nguyen Duc Nhat ( Mr Sumo )	161,000	161,000
HS Hwang Sung Young	157,000	157,000
NV Nguyen Van Phinh	144,000	-166,000
P. Pradeep . N	143,000	143,000
DS Dicky Siu Hang Tsang	135,000	135,000
RV Renato Villanueva	105,000	105,000
NM Nguyen Manh Tuan	87,000	87,000
BH Bu Hui Zhi	83,000	83,000
LV Laury Vanlerberghe	65,000	65,000
YK You Kan Li	60,000	60,000

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10/13/2023, 10:45:00 PM

Big call by Ivanenko Sernii against Aladin Reskallah

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Lojack Aladin Reskallah raises and Ivanenko Sernii defends the big blind. At the flop 9♠ J♥ 4♠ , it’s check-bet-call. Both players check the turn J♦ . On the river 9♦ , check again by Ivanenko, Reskallah bets 28,500, Ivanenko tanks using up two time banks then calls. Reskallah opens T♦ 8♦ bluff, Ivanenko ships it with A♠ Q♥ .

Chips in play: 12,360,000

Starting stack: 40,000 Level intervals: 40 minutes (before reg closes) / 60 minutes (after reg closes)

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10/13/2023, 10:40:00 PM

Ngo Minh Tien outdraws Minh A Nguyen out

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Button Sandeep Chatlani raises 10,000 small blind Ngo Minh Tien three-bets all in (88,500), big blind Minh A Nguyen shoves with slightly less, Chatlani gets out of the way. Ngo is behind A♠ 5♣ to Nguyen’s A♣ T♠ . However, with the board running K♣ 3♣ 7♣ 5♠ K♠ , Nguyen is eliminated.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NM Ngo Minh Tien	171,000(43 BB)	-108,000
MN Minh Nguyen	busted	-12,000

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10/13/2023, 10:35:00 PM

Deepankur Gupta wins the flip against Nguyen Quang Huy

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

All in preflop, Deepankur Gupta Q♣ Q♦ , big stacked Nguyen Quang Huy A♥ K♣ , the board runs J♥ 2♠ 2♦ 5♥ T♠ . Gupta doubles up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
DG Deepankur Gupta	290,000(73 BB)	290,000
NQ Nguyen Quang Huy	290,000(73 BB)	-350,000

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10/13/2023, 10:30:00 PM

Jeerapong Sakulkit doubles up through John Jay Magadan

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Jeerapong Sakulkit shoves for 78,000, John Jay Magadan shoves for 93,000, with no other takers, Sakulkit opens K♣ J♥ , Magadan has A♥ Q♣ . The board runs 3♦ 4♣ T♠ 4♥ K♠ for a pair on the river to Sakulkit to avoid elimination.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JS Jeerapong Sakulkit	168,500(42 BB)	-41,500
JJ John Jay Magadan	15,000(4 BB)	15,000

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10/13/2023, 10:25:00 PM

Nguyen Van Duong doubles through Woo Young Lee

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Cutoff Woo Young Lee opens 15,000, button Nguyen Van Duong calls, flop runs 8♦ 6♠ 9♦ . Lee c-bets 12,000, Nguyen raises 35,000, Lee shoves (254,000), Nguyen (136,500) tanks for 15 seconds then asks for a count. Nguyen is well covered and opts to risk it. He opens J♥ 9♥ top pair, Lee has 2♣ 2♦ . The turn 8♥ and river 4♥ is a double up for Nguyen.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NV Nguyen Van Duong	310,500(78 BB)	110,500
WY Woo Young Lee	117,500(29 BB)	-389,000

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10/13/2023, 10:20:00 PM

Romain Morvan busts to Ha Van Thien

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Three-bet pot preflop leads to a board 9♥ 2♦ 2♣ and 64,500 in the middle. Romain Morvan shoves, Ha Van Thien calls, Morvan opens 7♥ 7♠ and is way behind Ha’s A♦ Q♥ . The turn J♠ and river J♣ Morvan busts as Ha ships it.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
HV Ha Van Thien	470,000(118 BB)	245,000
RM Romain Morvan	busted	-115,000

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10/13/2023, 10:15:00 PM

Blinds up, 55 players remaining - last level of Day 1B

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Blinds are up, 65 players remaining. Bagging time is at the end of Level 14. Nguyen Quang Huy dropped in chips but still leads with a very healthy 560,000 stack.

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10/13/2023, 9:55:00 PM

Nguyen Thuc Duy doubles up through Minh A Nguyen

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

From lojack, Nguyen Duy Thuc opens, button Minh A Nguyen three-bets 24,500, Thuc calls, flop comes J♠ 4♠ Q♠ . Thuc bets, Minh shoves, Thuc calls and shows T♠ 9♠ flush, Minh has K♦ Q♦ top pair. With the turn 9♥ , Minh is drawing dead.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
ND Nguyen Duy Thuc	395,000(99 BB)	115,000
MN Minh Nguyen	12,000(3 BB)	-174,000

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10/13/2023, 9:45:00 PM

Lin Jian Wei rails Zheng Tian Hao on a three-way

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Utg+1 Lin Jian Wei raises 14,000, hijack Hanh Tran calls, button Thanh Nguyen three-bet 45,000, big blind Zheng Tian Hao four-bet shoves, Lin joins the shove, Tran folds, Nguyen makes it a three-way showdown.

Thanh Nguyen T♥ T♣ Zheng Tian Hao A♣ Q♠ Lin Jian Wei A♦ 9♣

With the board running 5♥ 6♣ 3♠ 8♠ 7♣ , Lin improves to a straight to ship a triple up. Nguyen takes the side pot and eliminates Zheng.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TN Thanh Nguyen	150,000(38 BB)	-38,000
LJ Lin Jian Wei	103,000(26 BB)	80,000
ZT Zheng Tian Hao	busted	-130,000

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10/13/2023, 9:40:00 PM

Manish Lakhotia sends Renato Villanueva deep in the tank

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Utg Renato Villanueva Jr opens, lojack calls, hijack Manish Lakhotia three-bets 27,500, both players call. At the flop T♥ 4♥ 5♠ , Lakhotia c-bets 35,000, Villanueva check-calls, lojack folds. On the turn Q♦ , Villanueva with another check, Lakhotia sends out 55,000, Villanueva tanks using up two time banks then folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
ML Manish Lakhotia	360,000(90 BB)	360,000
VR Villanueva Renato Jr	120,000(30 BB)	120,000

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10/13/2023, 9:35:00 PM

Thanh Nguyen doubles up through Lin Jian Wei

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Cutoff opens 8000, button Lin Jian Wei three-bets 23,000, big blind Thanh Nguyen four-bet shoves 87,000, cutoff folds, Lin calls and shows A♠ T♣ . It’s a flip with Nguyen holding 9♣ 9♠ . The board runs 8♦ J♣ 4♣ Q♦ 6♣ for a double up to Nguyen.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TN Thanh Nguyen	188,000(47 BB)	188,000
LJ Lin Jian Wei	23,000(6 BB)	23,000

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10/13/2023, 9:30:00 PM

Sandeep Chatlani wins the flip

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

All in preflop, Sandeep Chatlani J♣ J♠ is at risk and is flipping against Nguyen Duy Thuc’s A♥ Q♠ . The board runs 2♣ 5♦ 4♦ K♣ 7♦ , Chatlani’s pair holds for a double up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
SC Sandeep Chatlani	240,000(60 BB)	240,000

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10/13/2023, 9:25:00 PM

Le Huy Thanh takes it on a four-bet shove

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

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From cutoff, Le Huy Thanh raises 8000, button Michael De Leon calls, small blind three-bets 42,000, Le four-bets all in, no callers.

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10/13/2023, 9:05:00 PM

Nguyen Duy Thuc doubles up with Aces

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Hijack Harry Tran opens 10,000, cutoff Nguyen Hong Quan three-bets 30,000, button Nguyen Duy Thuc calls, back to Tran who calls for a three-way to the flop J♣ J♦ 5♣ . Quan c-bets 40,000, Thuc calls, Tran check-folds. On the turn T♠ , Quan shoves, Thuc snap-calls. Quan has Q♠ Q♥ , Thuc dominates with A♦ A♠ , river comes K♥ . Thuc doubles up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
ND Nguyen Duy Thuc	280,000(70 BB)	95,000
HT Harry Tran	273,000(68 BB)	63,000
NH Nguyen Hong Quan	60,000(15 BB)	60,000

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10/13/2023, 9:00:00 PM

Blinds up, 65 players remaining

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Blinds are up, 65 players remaining. Bagging time is at the end of Level 14. Nguyen Quang Huy maintains his lead with a massive 640,000 stack.

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10/13/2023, 8:50:00 PM

Sameer Agarwal tanks to Nguyen Quang Huy’s turn bet

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Sameer Agarwal opens from utg+1, chip leader Nguyen Quang Huy three-bets 17,000 from lojack, Agarwal flats. On the flop 5♥ 3♣ 8♥ , Agarwal checks, Nguyen c-bets 30,000, Agarwal tank-calls. On the turn 4♠ , Nguyen sends out 60,000, Agarwal uses one time-bank then folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NQ Nguyen Quang Huy	640,000(213 BB)	164,000
SA Sameer Agarwal	160,000(53 BB)

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10/13/2023, 8:40:00 PM

Woo Young Lee spikes a sick one-outer to double up

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

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From mid-position, Woo Young Lee raises 6500, big blind calls, flop comes 5♦ 7♦ 8♣ . A betting war follows leading to both players all in. Woo Young behind 5♥ 5♣ set against bigger stacked player’s 8♠ 8♥ set. No change on the turn 4♦ but with the river 5♠ , Lee lands the one-outer and ships a sick double up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
WY Woo Young Lee	506,500(169 BB)	506,500

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10/13/2023, 8:30:00 PM

Nhat Nguyen shows Aditya Agarwal pocket Kings

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

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Utg+1 Aditya Agarwal raises 6000, utg+2 Nhat Nguyen three-bets 15,500, Agarwal calls. At the flop 6♠ J♠ 4♦ , Nguyen c-bets 25,000, Agarwal check-folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NN Nhat Nguyen	200,000(67 BB)	200,000
AA Aditya Agarwal	128,000(43 BB)	128,000

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10/13/2023, 8:20:00 PM

WPT champions go head to head!

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

WPT Prime Vietnam champion Nguyen Duy Thuc opens 6500, big blind WPTDeepStacks champion Nguyen Van Phinh defends. At the flop 4♦ Q♣ A♣ , betting war leads to both all in. Phinh is ahead 4♥ 4♣ set, Duy A♥ Q♦ top two pair. Thuc misses the turn 3♣ and river 2♣ , Phinh improves to a flush to ship a double up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NV Nguyen Van Phinh	310,000(103 BB)	310,000
ND Nguyen Duy Thuc	185,000(62 BB)	185,000

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10/13/2023, 8:00:00 PM

Blinds up, 75 players remaining

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Blinds are up, 75 players remaining. Bagging time is at the end of Level 14. Nguyen Quang Huy leads with a massive 610,000 stack. Running a far second rank is Nguyen Phuong Ngoc with 415,000.

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10/13/2023, 7:40:00 PM

Hanh Tran bets every street, Zheng Tian Hao tanks

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

PLO champion Hanh Tran opens 6000, cutoff Zheng Tian Hao calls, flop comes 4♠ 2♦ K♥ . Tran c-bets 8000, Zheng calls. On the turn 3♠ , Tran double barrels 20,500, Zheng calls again. Then on the river 7♦ , Tran shoves 76,000, Zheng tanks using up five time-banks then folds and shows K♠ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
HT Hanh Tran	154,000(62 BB)	154,000
ZT Zheng Tian Hao	130,000(52 BB)	130,000

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10/13/2023, 7:35:00 PM

Nguyen Van Duong rails one

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Utg+1 raises 10,000, utg+2 Nguyen Van Duong (Duong Heineken) calls, flop runs 4♣ J♦ 9♥ . Aggressor c-bets 23,500 (leaving 500 chip) behind, Nguyen calls. On the turn J♣ , utg+1 puts the last chip in and Nguyen calls. All in player has A♠ K♠ , Nguyen ahead with T♣ T♦ , the river 5♠ is a scoop for Nguyen.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NV Nguyen Van Duong	200,000(80 BB)	200,000

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10/13/2023, 7:30:00 PM

Vishal Ojha calls and busts to Nguyen Quang Huy’s flush

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Lojack Vishal Ojha opens, hijack Nguyen Quang Huy three-bets, Ojha calls, flop comes Q♣ 6♦ A♣ . Nguyen c-bets and Ojha check-calls. Both players check the turn A♠ , then with the pot at 63,500, Nguyen jams the river 3♣ . Ojaha tanks using one time bank then calls. Nguyen has J♣ T♣ flush. Ojha busts and doesn’t show.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NQ Nguyen Quang Huy	476,000(190 BB)	373,000

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10/13/2023, 7:20:00 PM

River flush for Jeerapong Sakulkit wins some off Xiaosheng Zheng

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Utg Xiaosheng Zheng opens and hijack Jeerapong Sakulkit calls. At the flop and turn 7♥ 3♣ A♥ 7♣ . Zheng c-bets both streets and is called by Sakulkit. On the river J♥ , Zheng checks, Sakulkit bets 45,000, Zheng tank-calls. Sakulkit wins the pot with T♥ 8♥ flush.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JS Jeerapong Sakulkit	210,000(84 BB)	57,000
XZ Xiaosheng Zheng	70,000(28 BB)	-5,000

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10/13/2023, 7:10:00 PM

Amit Kaushik caught bluffing by Ha Van Thien

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Ha Van Thien opens from utg+1 and is called by button Amit Kaushik. When the board runs out 3♦ 6♠ K♠ 5♥ 6♣ , Kaushik bets the entire way, Ha check-calls each way then tanks on the river bet of 40,000. After using two time-banks, Ha calls, Kaushik opens J♦ T♦ bluff, Ha wins it with K♥ 7♥ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
HV Ha Van Thien	225,000(90 BB)	225,000
AK Amit Kaushik	31,000(12 BB)	31,000

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10/13/2023, 7:00:00 PM

Hieu Ngo triple barrels Sameer Agarwal

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

On a flop {jh{}4h} 8♠ and 16,000 in the pot, hijack Hieu Ngo bets 5,000 and button Sameer Agarwal calls. On the turn 3♥ , Ngo fires 15,000 and gets the call again. The river K♠ , Ngo triple barrels 45,000, Agarwal folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
SA Sameer Agarwal	160,000(64 BB)	160,000
TN Thieu Ngo	115,000(46 BB)	115,000

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10/13/2023, 6:45:00 PM

Blinds up, 98 players remaining

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Blinds are up, the forty-nine players fell on the first freezeout level. 98 players remaining with Russia’s Anatolii Gorbushin leading with 350,000 in chips. Bagging time is at the end of Level 14.

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10/13/2023, 6:40:00 PM

Jeerapong Sakulkit triples up

Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

All in at the flop Q♦ J♥ 7♥ , largest stacked Jean Mathieu Malouch with K♠ K♦ , second stack T♦ 9♦ open ended, and shortest Jeerapong Sakulkit A♥ 3♥ flush draw. The turn 9♥ grants the flush, and with the river J♣ , Sakulkit triples up, Malouch takes a small side pot, and one player is eliminated.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JS Jeerapong Sakulkit	153,000(77 BB)	153,000
JM Jean Mathieu Malouch	51,000(26 BB)	-22,500

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10/13/2023, 6:30:00 PM

Minh A Nguyen doubles up through Jean Mathieu Malouch

Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Utg+1 Jean Mathieu Malouch raises 5000, three players call to the flop Q♥ 4♥ A♦ . Malouch c-bets 11,000, only utg+2 Minh A Nguyen calls. On the turn 6♠ , Malouch double barrels 20,000, Nguyen calls. On the river A♥ , Malouch shoves, Nguyen has less and risks it. Malouch is caught bluffing with 9♠ 8♠ and pays the double up to Nguyen’s K♥ Q♠ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
MN Minh Nguyen	186,000(93 BB)	186,000
JM Jean Mathieu Malouch	73,500(37 BB)	-94,500

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10/13/2023, 6:20:00 PM

Short stacked Ho Koon Leong triples

Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Mid-position raises 4000, Noel Llamedo calls, beside him Ho Koon Leong all in for his short 10,500, mp and Llamedo call. Both callers proceed to check down the board 3♥ J♠ 5♠ 3♦ J♣ . Leong’s A♥ {10} is good against T♥ 9♥ and Llamedo’s 7♥ 6♦ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
HK Ho Koon Leong*	36,500(18 BB)	36,500

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10/13/2023, 6:10:00 PM

Zhi Wen Deng ends Marc Rivera’s run

Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Button player raises 5000, small blind Marc Rivera shoves (31,500), big blind Zhi Wen Deng calls, button joins for a three-way. At the flop 3♦ J♠ 8♥ , Zhi shoves for a side pot but button folds. Rivera opens K♥ T♣ , Zhi ahead A♠ J♣ , the board completes turn 5♠ and river 5♥ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
ZW Zhi Wen Deng	143,000(72 BB)	143,000
MR Marc Rivera	busted

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10/13/2023, 5:55:00 PM

Harry Tran Gives Victor Chong the boot

Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Having just won the Super High Roller event, Victor Chong enters the Main Event and didn’t last long. Action folds to Chong on cutoff, he shoves hi 30,000 stack small blind Harry Tran calls. Chong has A♥ 8♥ , Tran J♠ J♦ , board runs 6♣ 6♥ T♣ 5♣ T♠ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
HT Harry Tran	210,000(105 BB)	210,000
VC Victor Chong	busted

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10/13/2023, 5:45:00 PM

Registration for Day 1B closes at 309 entries

Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Third break is over and the new level has begun. That means registration has closed for Day 1B. The heat drew 309 entries (207 unique) with 147 players remaining. The day plays to the end of Level 14. Blinds now increase every 60 minutes.

Here are the chip leaders:

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NM Ngo Minh Tien	279,000(140 BB)	279,000
NP Nguyen Phuong Ngoc	270,000(135 BB)	270,000
KM Kim Min Chan	256,000(128 BB)	256,000
QQ Qiu Quan	234,000(117 BB)	104,000
PH Phan Hung Cuong	200,000(100 BB)	200,000
NM Nguyen Manh Hung	200,000(100 BB)	70,000
DK Dong Kyu Kim	189,000(95 BB)	-11,000

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10/13/2023, 5:20:00 PM

Alok Birewar’s Aces Knocks Out a player

Level 9: 800 / 1,600 ante: 1,600

All in preflop, Alok Birewar with the nuts hole card A♥ A♠ against a player’s T♣ T♦ . The board runs 4♠ 3♣ 8♠ 6♣ 6♦ . After the count, Birewar is ahead to ship it and knock out one.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AB Alok Birewar	110,000(69 BB)	110,000

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10/13/2023, 5:00:00 PM

Nguyen Ngoc Dai wins some against Jean-Mathieu Malouch

Level 9: 800 / 1,600 ante: 1,600

Nguyen Ngoc Dai picks up a decent pot against Jean-Mathieu Malouch with J♠ T♦ straight on a board K♦ Q♦ 7♥ 9♣ 8♣ ahead of K♣ Q♥ two pair. According to the talk at the table, by the turn, the pot was 23,000. Both checked then Nguyen bet 16,300 on the river and was called.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JM Jean Mathieu Malouch	168,000(105 BB)	168,000
NN Nguyen Ngoc Dai	105,300(66 BB)	105,300

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10/13/2023, 4:55:00 PM

Blinds up, 289 entries - Last level to enter Day 1B

Level 9: 800 / 1,600 ante: 1,600

Blinds are up. 272 entries (202 unique). 202 tables running. Registration stays open until the start of Level 10, approximately 5:30pm.

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10/13/2023, 4:45:00 PM

Yannick Leonard eliminates Hua Wei Lin

Level 8: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

On a turn board T♠ 2♦ 9♦ Q♣ and 14,400 in the pot, Yannick Leonard limps, Hua Wei Lin bets 15,000, Leonard shoves, Lin with less chips goes into the tank. Lin eventually calls and opens K♥ Q♦ top pair. Leonard is ahead K♥ J♥ and ships it on the river 3♥ . Lin speeds off and heads to the cashier to re-enter.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
YL Yannick Leonard	80,000(67 BB)	80,000
HW Hua Wei Lin	busted

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10/13/2023, 4:40:00 PM

Nevan Chang hard-bets against Nguyen Quang Huy

Level 8: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

From utg+2, Nevan Chang opens, cutoff Nguyen Quang Huy three-bets 10,000, Chang four-bets 31,000, Nguyen calls. At the flop 2♠ Q♣ 6♠ , Chang c-bets 25,000 and wins the pot.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NC Nevan Chang	160,000(133 BB)	160,000
NQ Nguyen Quang Huy	103,000(86 BB)	-82,000

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10/13/2023, 4:30:00 PM

Xiaosheng Zheng has the same hand

Level 8: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Utg+1 raises and button Xiasheng Zheng calls flop comes J♦ 5♥ 7♣ . Utg+1 c-bets 4000, Zheng raises to 8,000 and is called. On the turn 2♣ , option is checked to Zheng who bets 20,000 (putting utg+1 all in). Utg+1 tanks then folds showing K♠ J♠ . Zheng returns the gesture and shows K♥ J♥ while dragging in the pot.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
XZ Xiaosheng Zheng	75,000(63 BB)	75,000

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10/13/2023, 4:20:00 PM

Romain Morvan and Manoj Pentakota split it

Level 8: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Three way kicks off with utg+1 raising 5000, utg+2 Romain Morvan three-bets 32,000, cutoff, Manoj Pentakota four-bet shoves, back to utg+1 who risks it and Morvan joins in to make it a three-way.

Utg+1 9♣ 9♠ Romain Morvan K♥ K♦ Manoj Pentakota K♣ K♠

When the flop runs 5♣ A♣ Q♣ , Pentakota adds outs but with the 4♥ turn and T♥ river, the flush doesn’t materialize for a split pot and a bust out.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RM Romain Morvan	115,000(96 BB)	115,000
MP Manoj Pentakota	112,000(93 BB)	112,000

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10/13/2023, 4:15:00 PM

Blinds up, 272 entries

Level 8: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Blinds are up. 272 entries (202 unique). 202 tables running. Registration stays open until the start of Level 10, approximately 5:30pm.

Chip leaders:

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
HT Hamali Thuy	260,000(217 BB)	260,000
DK Dong Kyu Kim	200,000(167 BB)	200,000
NQ Nguyen Quang Huy	185,000(154 BB)

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10/13/2023, 4:00:00 PM

Dao Minh Phu no-look all in from UTG

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Dao Minh Phu called us over to witness his all in on utg without cards having yet been dealt. Phu had a very playable 36,300 stack. After the cards were dealt, big stacked Nguyen Quang Huy called and opened A♥ T♥ , Phu had J♦ 4♥ . When the flop ran A♥ K♥ 8♠ , Phu got up to leave but then the turn T♣ and river Q♠ gave him the straight for a double up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NQ Nguyen Quang Huy	185,000(185 BB)	185,000
DM Dao Minh Phu	75,100(75 BB)	75,100

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10/13/2023, 3:40:00 PM

WPT champions in the house

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

daviderquiaga — David Erquiaga - WPT Prime Cambodia

nguyendinhphinh — Nguyen Van Phinh - WPTDeepStacks Hanoi

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10/13/2023, 3:30:00 PM

Blinds up, 244 entries

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Second 15-minute break of the day is over, blinds are up. 244 entries (192 unique). 19 tables running. Registration stays open until the start of Level 10, approximately 5:30pm.

Chip leaders:

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NL Noel Llamedo	170,000(170 BB)	85,000
HM Ha Mau Thuy	130,000(130 BB)	130,000
NM Nguyen Manh Hung	130,000(130 BB)	130,000
QQ Qiu Quan	130,000(130 BB)	130,000

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10/13/2023, 3:00:00 PM

Vo Dinh Thanh’s Aces nearly cracked

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

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Vo Dinh Thanh raises with A♥ A♣ and is called by a short stack with K♦ Q♣ who meant to raise all in. At the flop Q♥ K♠ 9♣ , short stack is all in with two pair, however with the turn A♦ , Thanh improves to a set. With the river T♠ , Thanh ships it and boots out a player.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
VD Vo Dinh Thanh	130,000(163 BB)	130,000

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10/13/2023, 2:45:00 PM

Pham Duy Anh calls to his doom against Nguyen Dinh Anh Cuong

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

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A rare sight, Pham Duy Anh was under pressure on a flop J♠ 2♦ 4♥ and a massive 42,600 in the pot. Nguyen pushed, Pham tanked using up four time-banks then finding the guts to call. Pham opens 5♠ 5♦ and was behind Nguyen’s Q♣ Q♠ . The turn { 3c} and river Q♦ were no help for Pham.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
ND Nguyen Dinh Anh Cuong	120,000(150 BB)	120,000
PD Pham Duy Anh	busted	-35,000

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10/13/2023, 2:35:00 PM

Blinds up, 204 entries

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Blinds are up, 204 entries (172 unique). 18 tables running. Registration stays open until the start of Level 10, approximately 5:30pm. Registration stays open until the start of Level 10, approximately 5:30pm.

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10/13/2023, 2:20:00 PM

Pros in action

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

More stars have pulled up seats during the past two levels. Among them were Nevan Chung, Jereld Sam, Hyun Sup Kim, Ha Van Thien, Romain Morvan Sparrow Cheung, Yannick Leonard, Nguyen Nang Quang, Hua Wei Lin, Nguyen Quang Huy, and Vietnam Triton champion Dao Minh Phu.

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10/13/2023, 1:55:00 PM

Blinds up, 186 entries

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Main Event D1B 39

Blinds are up, 186 entries (161 unique). 17 tables running. Registration stays open until the start of Level 10, approximately 5:30pm.

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10/13/2023, 1:40:00 PM

Nishant Sharma rails Minh A Nguyen

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Down to 4400, Minh A Nguyen all in on a flop T♠ 5♥ 7♥ , as the board completes A♦ and 8♦ , he busts holding 6♣ 5♣ against Nishant Sharma’s A♥ 9♥ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NS Nishant Sharma	38,000(76 BB)	38,000
MN Minh Nguyen	busted

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10/13/2023, 1:30:00 PM

Jerome Sgorrano rails Vu Van Lich

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500

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Festival side event winner Vu Van Lich was seen down to 1900 in chips and pushed with 6♣ 4♣ . Jerome Sgorrano sent him to the rail with A♠ 9♥ on a board J♠ Q♣ T♣ A♥ Q♥ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JS Jerome Sgorrano	45,000(90 BB)	45,000
VV Vu Van Lich	busted

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10/13/2023, 1:15:00 PM

Blinds up, 144 entries

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Blinds are up, 144 entries (134 unique). 15 tables running. Registration stays open until the start of Level 10, approximately 5:30pm.

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10/13/2023, 12:45:00 PM

Noel Llamedo eliminates a player

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

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Utg short stacked player all in for 2,400, utg+2 Noel Llamedo, cutoff Terry Gonzaga, and hijac Dinh Xuan Dinh call. At the flop A♠ K♥ K♠ , Llamedo bets 1,000, Gonzaga calls, Dinh folds. On the turn A♥ , Llamedo continues with a 3,000 bet, Gonzaga quickly folds. Noel Llamedo has A♦ T♠ full house, all in player with K♣ 9♦ . The river 6♦ is not the one-outer for utg to get up and go.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NL Noel Llamedo	85,000(213 BB)	85,000

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10/13/2023, 12:32:30 PM

[Update: Super High Roller]

12:35: Bubble bursts at the Super High Roller Level 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000

Super HR 3

Bubble bursts at the Super High Roller with Yuhang Chen eliminating Yeh Hung Wei. The hand opens with a min-raise by Chen, small blind Yeh shoves, Chen calls. It’s a flip with Yeh A♥ K♣ and Chen J♣ J♥ . The board runs 5♦ J♦ 4♣ A♠ 3♦ . Yeh is eliminated.

The final 9 players are now in the money and are each guarantee ₫199,500,000 (~$8,150). Up top is a whopping ₫1,993,000,000 (~$81,420). Watch the race via the livestream on CPC YouTube channel.

Super HR 6

Chips in play: 16,250,000

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
C China	2,520,000	2,520,000
SK South Korea	1,570,000	1,570,000
S Singapore	1,535,000	1,535,000
YC Yuhang Chen	1,375,000	1,375,000
C China	1,375,000	-1,145,000
SK South Korea	1,255,000	140,000
SK South Korea	1,115,000	-455,000
T Taiwan	1,070,000	1,070,000
M Malaysia	550,000	550,000

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10/13/2023, 12:20:00 PM

Blinds up, 102 entries

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Blinds are up, 102 entries (101 unique). Registration stays open until the start of Level 10, approximately 5:30pm.

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10/13/2023, 12:10:00 PM

Yao Yadi Eliminates Michael De Leon

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

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On a turn board K♣ Q♦ 9♥ 6♦ and a pot of 22,400, Michael De Leon and Yao Yadi are all in. De Leon has A♠ A♦ , Yadi J♣ T♣ straight. De Leon is drawing dead.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
YY Yao Yadi	89,000(297 BB)	89,000
MD Michael De Leon	busted

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10/13/2023, 12:00:00 PM

Local pros seen in action

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

nguyenvanphuong hieungo hoanhainam bienmai

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10/13/2023, 11:40:00 AM

Blinds up, 74 entries

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

First level has quickly gone by with 74 entries (73 unique). That means, no more hoodies for today. Next chance to snatch up one those exclusive cool merchandise is at Level 1 of Day 1C on Saturday, October 14. 2023.

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10/13/2023, 11:20:00 AM

Lee Woo Young doubles through Pham Duy Anh

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Lee Woo Young had already dropped to half stack by the time we caught him all in holding A♦ Q♥ on a board 2♥ 9♥ T♣ . He was up against Pham Duy Anh who was ahead with J♣ 2♣ . Both improved on the turn J♦ with Pham now at two pair. When the river came down K♣ , Lee celebrated his straight for a double up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LW Lee Woo Young	40,000(200 BB)	40,000
PD Pham Duy Anh	35,000(175 BB)	35,000